Browsing by Subject "Headache"
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Doctoral Thesis Open Access
Acceptance and commitment therapy for primary headache sufferers : a randomized controlled trial
(Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Κοινωνικών Επιστημών και Επιστημών Αγωγής / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Social Sciences and Education, 2017-01)Η κύρια συμπεριφορική τεχνική για τη διαχείριση των πονοκεφάλων είναι η πρόληψη των επεισοδίων πονοκεφάλων μέσω της αποφυγής εξωτερικών και εσωτερικών ερεθισμάτων που μπορεί να προκαλέσουν πονοκέφαλο. Παρά την ευρέως ...
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Adjuvant chemotherapy using CPT-11, leucovorin plus bolus 5-fluorouracil and radiotherapy in patients with rectal cancer. A feasibility study
(2003)Background: The addition of CPT-11 to 5FU/leucovorin resulted in survival benefit in patients with advanced colorectal cancer suggesting that this combination could be used successfully in the adjuvant setting. We studied ...
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Biweekly administration of 24-h infusion of irinotecan followed by a 1-h infusion of docetaxel: A phase I study
(2004)We developed a chemotherapy combination regimen based on preclinical data suggesting synchronization of cancer cells in G2/M phase when exposed to irinotecan over a protracted period. This phase I study aimed to determine ...
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Brain metastasis of unknown primary: A diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma
(2005)The diagnosis of a brain metastasis is usually made during the routine follow up examinations of patients with known cancer, who are under the care of oncology departments. The involvement of the neurosurgeon depends on ...
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Docetaxel (Taxotere™), a novel taxoid, in the treatment of advanced colorectal carcinoma: An EORTC Early Clinical Trials Group Study
(1994)Docetaxel (Taxotere), a new semisynthetic taxoid, is a potentially important chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of cancer. Forty patients with bidimensionally measurable advanced adenocarcinoma of the colon were ...
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Integrating trastuzumab in the neoadjuvant treatment of primary breast cancer: Accumulating evidence of efficacy, synergy and safety
(2008)Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is used in non-metastatic breast cancer in order to eradicate micrometastatic deposits early during disease course, as well as in order to decrease tumour bulk and render surgery feasible or ...
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Management of Gradenigo syndrome in a child
(2010)Background: Gradenigo syndrome is a rare presentation of acute petrositis characterized by medial otitis, retro- orbital pain and abducens nerve palsy (CN VI palsy) affecting the lateral rectus muscle (CN VI palsy), due ...
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Management of leptomeningeal malignancy
(2005)Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is defined as malignant infiltration of the pia matter and arachnoid membrane. Leukaemias and lymphomas, lung, breast cancer and melanoma are the primary tumours commonly associated with ...
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Milder form of heat-related symptoms and thermal sensation: a study in a Mediterranean climate
(2016)Mild heat-related health effects and their potential association with meteorological and personal parameters in relation to subjective and objective thermal sensation were investigated. Micrometeorological measurements and ...
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Phase II study of LU 103793 (dolastatin analogue) in patients with metastatic breast cancer
(2003)LU 103793 is a synthetic analogue of Dolastatin 15 that inhibits tubulin polymerisation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of LU 103793 in patients with metastatic breast cancer who had ...
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A pregnant patient with adrenocortical carcinoma: Case report
(2012)Background: Coexistence of an adrenocortical carcinoma and pregnancy is extremely rare with only 25 described cases so far, and has a poor prognosis. Case Report: We report the case of a 28-year-old patient with adrenocortical ...
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A randomized open-label parallel-group study comparing ondansetron with ondansetron plus dexamethasone in patients with metastatic breast cancer receiving high-dose epirubicin. A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group Study
(2000)Aims and background: The purpose of this multicenter randomized, open- label, parallel-group study was to assess whether the addition of low-dose dexamethasone to ondansetron results in improved control of chemotherapy- ...
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Recent advances in the treatment of HIV/HBV and HIV/HCV co-infection
(2012)Concurrent infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in patients positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is relatively common. The treatment of co-infected individuals is rather complex ...
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Single agent activity of rhizoxin in non-small-cell lung cancer: A phase II trial of the EORTC early clinical trials group
(1996)In a multicentre trial of the EORTC-Early Clinical Trials Group (ECTG) we treated 31 chemotherapy-naive patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with rhizoxin, a novel tubulin-binding agent. The drug was ...
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Tropisetron in the prevention of acute nausea and vomiting in patients treated with high dose epirubicin
(1998)Tropisetron is a novel selective antagonist of the type-3 serotonin (5- HT3) receptor, with proven efficacy in the control of emesis related to cancer treatment. Epirubicin in doses of >100 mg/m2 has a high emetogenic ...